Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 4863
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2022
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Sep 15, 2022
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Sep 15, 2022
Latest Action
Sep 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4863
Congress
117
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Maryland
Democrat
New Hampshire
Democrat
Washington
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Women's Business Centers Improvement Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes the Women's Business Center Program through FY2026, raises the cap on individual center grants, establishes an accreditation program for grant recipients, and revises the duties of the Office of Women's Business Ownership.

Specifically, the bill modifies the Women's Business Center Program to enable the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide initial and continuation grants to eligible entities to operate women's business centers for the benefit of women-owned small businesses. The SBA must also publish standards for a program to accredit entities that receive grants from the Women's Business Center Program, and such entities' receipt of continuation grants shall be contingent upon their obtaining accreditation.

Text (1)
September 15, 2022
Actions (2)
09/15/2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
09/15/2022
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 28, 2023 5:16:16 AM